Listening & comprehension
1.Why did Harrison sell his house so quickly? 2.Did Harrison think of everything?
Lead-in
• 据说平均每个英国人一生中要花6个月的时间谈论 天气问题。 • 一旦碰上好天气,谈话的开场白就固定成了 “It’s a nice day today, isn’t it?”让人不禁想 起一个经典的笑话——一天下午,英国作家萧伯 纳在街上散步,迎面走来一位老先生,开口就是: “下午好!天气很好不是么?”萧伯纳幽默地回 答:“是啊,但是在过去的两个小时里,已经有 20个人告诉过我了,谢谢你。”
Lesson 38 Everything except the weather
Warm up-English jokes
Persistance 缠住不放
• Returning from a golf outing(远足,短途旅行) , my husband was greeted at the door by Sara, our four-year-old daughter. Daddy, who won the golf game? You or Uncle Richie?Uncle Richie and I don't play golf to win, my husband hedged (避免作正面答复) . We just play to have fun.Undaunted, Sare said, Okay, Daddy, who had more fun?
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6、In the end, it was more than he could bear. more than在这里表示“超过……的范围” This piece of news is more than I can believe. It was more than I could understand. I can't affard it. = It was more than I can affard. 这种用法与它通常表示“比……更多”的用法稍有不同: There were more than ten people in the room. 7、He had hardly had time to settle down when he sold the house and left the country. hardly…when… 还没来得及……就……,用法同no sooner…than hardly had sb. done when… (hardly在句首, 要倒装) He had hardly opened his eyes when he was knocked out.(knock out : 打晕, 击倒) have time to do sth. 有时间做某事 I have no time to talk with you. 我没时间和你说话 I have enough time to have coffee.